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Who were the Friekorps?
Groups of ex-soldiers who continued serving despite not being paid in attempt to help Germany through its troubled times.
What did Rhazes achieve?
The first accurate descriptions of measles and smallpox.
Who did the Japanese claim had attacked their train in the Mukden incident?
Chinese soldiers.
When was the printing press invented?
1451.
In what month and year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 1919
Why was industrialisation a problem for the Kaiser in the early 1900s?
Germany’s Navy and steel production was half that of Britain’s. Wilhelm wanted Germany to be just as great as Britain.
What are the factors we use in the History of Medicine?
Religion, Chance, War, Individuals, Science & Technology , Communications.
When during the Egyptian period was the library at Alexandria opened?
It wasn’t. It was built in the Greek period.
What was the outcome of the Corfu incident of 1923?
Mussolini was condemned but not punished by the League. Greece was made to pay compensation to the League for the loss of Tellini and his men. Mussolini demanded that this compensation go directly to him and the League agreed. Italian troops then left Corfu.
What exactly was agreed in the 1935 Anglo-German naval agreement?
Britain agreed that Germany could build its navy to 35% of the size of Britain’s.
What invention of 1451 was as important to communications as the internet in modern times?
The printing press.
What worried the British government during recruitment for the Boer War in 1899?
40 out of every 100 volunteers were unfit for military service.
Why is John Hunter famous in the History of medicine?
He was a famous army surgeon and later surgeon to King George III, he published helpful books such as ‘On venereal disease’ which he researched by operating on himself, he proved that gonorrhea ad syphilis were different diseases, he had a collection of 3000 preserved specimens including an Irish giant.
True or false: in the Middle Ages people started to believe in astrological reasons for illness?
True.
What is surgery and anatomy the story of?
The story of people’s knowledge through History of the human body plus how operations have changed and improved over time.
When was the Treaty of St Germain?
September 1919
What did Harold Gillies do during and after WW1?
Set up a special unit to perform skin grafts on wounded soldiers.
In what year did Crick and Watson publish their work on DNA?
1953
In what year was the ‘Great stink’ in London?
1858
In what year did Christiaan Barnard perform the first heart transplant?
1967
What did the Kwantung army do after the Mukden incident?
They took over Manchuria.
Which two countries were the Aland Islands positioned between?
Sweden and Finland.
When writing about the League of Nations in a quick form, should you write ‘LON’ or ‘the League?’
‘the League’
Who were the Big 3?
Clemenceau of France, Lloyd George of Britain, WIlson of the USA.